UPDATE: fixed by removing all the AMD proprietory drivers...
sudo apt-get remove --purge fglrx fglrx_* fglrx-amdcccle* fglrx-dev* I am entirely new to lubuntu, so in reality I have no idea what I did or why it worked, but it did. Best, Adam. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1409646 Title: extended display Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: i am having difficulties with my hd 4780 graphics card in general. i would like to install some drivers that would allow me just to use it, i am not playing video games or any such thing, i would just like to be able to use two monitors. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-44.73-generic 3.13.11-ckt12 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-44-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6 Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: None Date: Mon Jan 12 01:25:16 2015 DistUpgraded: 2015-01-09 04:04:35,152 DEBUG enabling apt cron job DistroCodename: trusty DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: fglrx, 13.350.1, 3.13.0-44-generic, i686: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, including running git bisection searches GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV770 [Radeon HD 4870] [1002:9440] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: XFX Pine Group Inc. Device [1682:2445] InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-07 (4 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release i386 (20130423.1) LightdmGreeterLog: ** (lightdm-gtk-greeter:1389): WARNING **: Failed to load user image: Failed to open file '/home/linbox/.face': No such file or directory LightdmGreeterLogOld: ** (lightdm-gtk-greeter:1383): WARNING **: Failed to load user image: Failed to open file '/home/linbox/.face': No such file or directory MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_CA:en PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-44-generic root=UUID=363e8b45-67dc-4903-9592-3a7ce7175325 ro drm.debug=0xe plymouth:debug SourcePackage: xorg UnitySupportTest: Error: command ['/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test', '-p', '-f'] failed with exit code 1: X Error of failed request: BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation) Major opcode of failed request: 155 (GLX) Minor opcode of failed request: 19 (X_GLXQueryServerString) Serial number of failed request: 22 Current serial number in output stream: 22 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2015-01-09 (2 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 02/23/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 2002 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: P5Q-PRO dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr2002:bd02/23/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5Q-PRO:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Product Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20141104-0ubuntu1 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.58+git20141201.f99522e6-0ubuntu0ricotz~trusty version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.5.0~git20150105.21a280f8-0ubuntu0ricotz~trusty version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.5.0~git20150105.21a280f8-0ubuntu0ricotz~trusty version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.6 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.4.99+git20140806.fbf575cb-0ubuntu0sarvatt~trusty version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.916+git20141215.99537089-0ubuntu0sarvatt~trusty version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11+git20141030.3fb97d78-0ubuntu0sarvatt~trusty2 xserver.bootTime: Mon Jan 12 00:41:26 2015 xserver.configfile: default xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.6 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1409646/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
